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Timeline of Katelyn Markham case

August 13, 2011: Katelyn Markham is last seen at her Fairfield home, three days before her 22nd birthday.

Fairfield police said Markham's fiance, John Carter, was the last person to see her alive. He reports her missing on Aug. 14.

August 24, 2011: Markham’s fiancé, John Carter, speaks out for the first time. He says he will do whatever it takes to help with the investigation into Markham’s disappearance. "I'm not going to acknowledge the ridiculous things that people are saying because I know me. They don't know me, but I know myself. I'd never hurt Katelyn in a million years," Carter said. Full story

August 30, 2011: Texas EquuSearch joins to search to help find Katelyn Markham. Full story

FBI statistics show that when someone goes missing and foul play is involved, 87 percent of the time the victim is found within 12 miles of home. Markham’s remains were found more than 30 miles from her Fairfield home.

September 8, 2011: Fairfield Police Chief Mike Dickey says no one has been ruled out as a suspect. Police began by investigating the only thing that was missing -- Markham’s cell phone. Police said they knew where Markham’s cell phone last pinged to a tower, “but we're not releasing any of that information,” Dickey said.

December 14, 2011: Markham’s family and friends hold a candlelight vigil to mark the four month anniversary of her disappearance. Police say there are no leads on the case. Full Story

Cincinnati restaurateur Jeff Ruby announces that he is offering a $25,000 reward for information that leads to the finding of Katelyn Markham’s killer. Full story

February 12, 2012: The search for Katelyn Markham continues six months after her disappearance. Jeff Ruby doubles his reward to $50,000.

Volunteers mark the somber anniversary of Markham’s disappearance by putting up new posters of Katelyn around Fairfield and asking anyone with information to call police.

June 21, 2012: Police say they are investigating a possible connection between Markham’s disappearance and the arrest of a man who lived and worked near her. Full story

Aug. 13, 2012, marks one year since Katelyn Markham vanished. Full story

April 7, 2013 - Skeletal remains found near Cedar Grove, Ind. Full story

Andy Hicks found Markham's remains while searching for scrap metal. Story here

Discovery of the skeletal remains sparks speculation as to whose they might be. Two women who spent hours searching for Markham after she went missing said they believe the remains are hers. Full story

April 10, 2013 - Police confirm remains are those of Katelyn Markham. Full story

Aug. 13, 2013. Franklin County Coroner Wanda Lee rules that Katelyn Markham’s cause of death is undetermined and her manner of death is homicide. Her remains are released to her family.

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